à l'aune de
Appearance
French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, “by the ell of”, the ell being a unit of measure (often for cloth).
Pronunciation
[edit]Preposition
[edit]- (formal, literary) in the light of, with regards to, by the standards of, by the yardstick of, by taking as a reference
- mesurer quelque chose à l’aune de quelque chose ― to measure something against something